Noun: inactivity i,nak'ti-vu-tee
- The state of being inactive
"The factory's inactivity during the strike was costly";
- inaction, inactiveness
- A disposition to remain inactive or inert
"he had to overcome his inactivity and get back to work";
- inactiveness, inertia
- Being inactive; being less active
"The prolonged inactivity during the lockdown affected people's physical and mental health"
Derived forms: inactivities
Type of: act, deed, human action, human activity, state, trait
Antonym: activity
Encyclopedia: Inactivity